The preacher gives a human voice to the divine word so that others will hear from God. ...
Joe McKeever
Listen as the congregation files out of the sanctuary on Sunday, and you'll hear the common refrain: "I didn't get anything out of ___ [fill-in-the-blank] ___."...
How does one approach the final sermons in a church before resignation? After having to deal with this challenge a few times, let me make a few observations. ...
The victory over worldliness cannot be won by conforming to a list of rules. The battle is won through the power of the gospel applied to our daily choices....
Studies have shown that many pastors and church staff are burning out. The current state is taking its toll....
Thunderstorms are threatening, but the theology surrounding them can be thrilling! The term theological refers to something that is of or pertaining to the field of theology. Theology is the study of ...
The first step in preparing a biblical message is to study the passage......
Current homiletic approaches did not materialize in a vacuum. Their ascendancy to popularity did not just happen. Today at least three winds of influence swirl around contemporary homiletic discussion...
What did you learn in church today? How is it possible that so many people, young and old, can respond with nothing but silence to such a simple question after spending an entire Sunday morning in chu...
1 Corinthians 2:12-13 Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit that is from God, so that we may understand the gifts bestowed on us by God. And we speak of these things in w...
A Pentecostal minister cannot respond to our postmodern world with strategies that deal only with surface issues. Instead, he or she must create new methods of sharing the message without disturbing t...
Matthew 4: 1-11 The challenge of taking tests starts rather early in......